![Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC011.JPG) | ![Central portico of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC016.JPG) | ![Sculpted pediment of Iowa State Capitol with allegorical figures including locomotive. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC021.JPG) | ![Details of stone sculptures in pediment of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC022.JPG) |
Iowa State Capitol (1870-1886). Des Moines, IA. Architect: John C. Cochrane & Alfred H. Piquenard then M.E. Bell & W.F. Hackney. | Central portico of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Sculpted pediment of Iowa State Capitol with allegorical figures including locomotive. Des Moines, IA. | Details of stone sculptures in pediment (1879) of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. |
![Golden dome of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC031.JPG) | ![Details of dome of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC032.JPG) | ![Finial & cupola atop dome of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC035.JPG) | ![One of four corner towers each with own dome at Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC041.JPG) |
Golden dome of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Details of dome of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Finial & cupola atop dome of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | One of four corner towers each with own dome at Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. |
![One of four corner towers each with own dome at Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC042.JPG) | ![Corner tower finial detail of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC043.JPG) | ![Two domes of Iowa State Capitol, one gold, one green. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC045.JPG) | ![Domes of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC047.JPG) |
One of four corner towers each with own dome at Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Corner tower finial detail of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Two domes of Iowa State Capitol, one gold, one green. Des Moines, IA. | Domes of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. |
![Interior of central dome of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC051.JPG) | ![Detail of central dome interior in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC052.JPG) | ![Grand Army of the Republic reunion badge suspended within Iowa State Capitol dome interior for over a century. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC053.JPG) | ![Bright paints of rotunda of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC054.JPG) |
Interior of central dome of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Detail of central dome interior in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Grand Army of the Republic reunion badge suspended within Iowa State Capitol dome interior for over a century. Des Moines, IA. | Bright paints of rotunda of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. |
![Details of dome rotunda interior of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC056.JPG) | ![Allegorical mural in rotunda of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC057.JPG) | ![Restored decorations of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC058.JPG) | ![Staircase of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC061.JPG) |
Details of dome rotunda interior of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Allegorical mural in rotunda of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Restored decorations of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Staircase of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. |
![Rabbit stenciled in halls of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC063.JPG) | ![Corridors of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC065.JPG) | ![Model of Battleship USS Iowa in hallway of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC066.JPG) | ![House chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC071.JPG) |
Rabbit stenciled in halls of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Corridors of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Model of Battleship USS Iowa in hallway of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | House chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. |
![Skylight of House chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC075.JPG) | ![Mural with locomotive & medical symbols on House chamber ceiling of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC076.JPG) | ![Chandelier in House chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC077.JPG) | ![Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC081.JPG) |
Skylight of House chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Mural with locomotive & medical symbols on House chamber ceiling of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Chandelier in House chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. |
![Chandelier & ceiling murals in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC084.JPG) | ![Chandelier in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC086.JPG) | ![Ceiling relief honoring industry in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC087.JPG) | ![Ceiling relief honoring nature in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC088.JPG) |
Chandelier & ceiling murals in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Chandelier in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Ceiling relief honoring industry in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Ceiling relief honoring nature in Senate chamber of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. |
![Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC091.JPG) | !["Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain" mural on ceiling of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC092.JPG) | ![Eagle mural on ceiling of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC093.JPG) | ![Bright designs on ceiling of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC094.JPG) |
Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain" mural on ceiling of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Eagle mural on ceiling of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Bright designs on ceiling of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. |
![Doorway detail of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC097.JPG) | ![Circular iron staircase of Library in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC101.JPG) | ![Library stacks of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC102.JPG) | ![Stained glass skylight of Library in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC104.JPG) |
Doorway detail of Governor's office in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Circular iron staircase of Library in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Library stacks of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Stained glass skylight of Library in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. |
![Tile floor of Library in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC106.JPG) | ![Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil War Monument by Harriet A. Ketcham at Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC131.JPG) | ![Iowa Supreme Court building beside Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC151.JPG) | ![Allison Monument & Iowa Supreme Court building. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC153.JPG) |
Tile floor of Library in Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil War Monument (1892-1945) by Harriet A. Ketcham at Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. ![](/b/m.gif) | Iowa Supreme Court building beside Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Allison Monument & Iowa Supreme Court building. Des Moines, IA. |
![Senator William B. Allison Monument by Evelyn B. Longman on Iowa State Capitol grounds. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC154.JPG) | ![Allison Monument & Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC155.JPG) | ![Iowa Capitol complex & World War II Memorial. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC161.JPG) | ![World War II Memorial Plaza. Des Moines, IA.](/t/USIA/IADC162.JPG) |
Senator William B. Allison Monument (1917) by Evelyn B. Longman on Iowa State Capitol grounds. Des Moines, IA. | Allison Monument & Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Iowa Capitol complex & World War II Memorial. Des Moines, IA. | World War II Memorial Plaza (1992). Des Moines, IA. |